IHP Infectious Hazard Prevention and Preparedness

Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with the facility leadership and the medical director to develop, implement, and evaluate the annual infection
prevention goals and action plan
• Partner with facility leaders, physicians, and local, state, and national agencies on activities related to infection prevention
• Establish a facility-wide system for the prevention, identification, investigation, and control of infections of residents, staff,
and visitors, including surveillance designed to identify possible communicable diseases or infections before they spread
• Conduct outbreak investigations
• Maintain a system for reporting possible incidents of communicable diseases to local, state, or national agencies as required
• Oversee the antibiotic stewardship program and monitor residents’ antibiotic use